Besides photosynthesis, what might be another function of color in a plant??

Question

Talk about photosynthesis. Any biologists out there???

Answer 1

To attract insects such as bees in order to aid in the process of pollination and preservation of the plant species.

Answer 2

Green colour is solely for photosynthesis, AFAIK. Other colours you'll find in plants are in flowers, fruits, spikes, the bright patterns on some plants' leaves etc.

Flower colours are obviously there to attract animals that will pollinate the flower.

Huge colourful fruits want to be spotted and eaten, so that the seeds get dispersed by the animals who eat them.

Cactus spikes might be nice and coloured (I do have a cute little cactus with beautiful long yellow spikes) as a warning to hungry or thirsty animals that the plant's not really worth the pain. However, they might have a light colour (I recall that some cactus spikes are whitish) so that they reflect most of the really too much light (and heat) they get under the desert sun (I don't know if that counts as colour, though).

Some plants have colours and patterns that mimic pebbles - this is another strategy not to get eaten.

I can't really think of a good reason why some plants have colourful patterns on their leaves or stems. Some of these plants might be poisonous, but I highly doubt all of them are (I'm not an expert on botany).

Answer 3

The colour of a plant is due to the oigments and which serve specific functions for the plant

1. The color gives a good look to thenplants which attracts the insects and help in pollination

2. Some pigments acts as a sunscreen to protect themselves form harmful radiations

Answer 4

The plastid called CHROMOPLAST, this gives colour to flowers, fruit turns from unripe green to ripe colour of that particular fruit.
Changes colour of leaves in autumn(fall)

Answer 5

some plants use color to fend off animals, or attract bugs so they can spred pollen.